[NTLUG:Discuss] IRC support question

[Stuart Johnston]

Shift-delete bypasses the trash bin.


On 07/21/2011 07:48 PM, Greg Edwards wrote:
> I don't use Nautilus specifically. But usually selecting a file in a
> file manager and deleting it moves it to the trash bin. Isn't this the
> default in Nautilus?
>
> Greg Edwards
> http://edwards.nas-inet.com
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>
> Pesto wrote:
>> Yes, that is funny. Although I remember doing something similar circa
>> 1997,
>> but that regarded BIND setup.
>>
>> /lurk
>>
>> Pesto
>>
>> On Jul 21, 2011 2:04 AM, "Ralph Green"<sfreader at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> Howdy,
>> I sometimes hang out in the Ubuntu channel on irc to answer support
>> questions. I do it on the #ntlug channel too, but not many people
>> visit. Today, someone asked if it was possible to recover a file after
>> he pressed Shift-Delete. After a few questions to figure out what he
>> was talking about(He selected a file in Nautilus and pressed
>> Shift-Delete and then said yes, he did want to permanently delete the
>> file), I explained that there were methods to recover data that had
>> merely been deleted, but not wiped. I explained a little of the process
>> and said it was very involved and was only worth the trouble for very
>> valuable data. He asked a couple more uninformed questions(no biggie,
>> those are common and everyone has to learn), and then said he was ready.
>> He wanted me to write him a detailed, step by step guide to exactly what
>> he needed to do. Now, I wonder if that question is as funny to anyone
>> else as it is to me. Maybe he did not know enough to realize what he
>> was asking. This kind of a thing is more of an investigation than a
>> simple process and writing up such a thing would be a huge effort. It
>> certainly seems like a bigger job than was reasonable in a free irc
>> channel. Comments? Maybe it is simpler than I think and someone can
>> just tell me that.
>> Good day,
>> Ralph
>>
>>
>>
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